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    The first ever patent in the UK was Aaron Rathbone & Roger Burges, Map makers in 1618!
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    Approximately 40% of the U.S. paper currency in circulation was counterfeit by the end of the Civil War.
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    Alexander Selkirk
    Alexander Selkirk
    Alexander Selkirk, a Scottish sailor, was left stranded on a deserted island in 1704, but survived for over 4 years, partly by using feral cats to protect him from ravenous rats that attacked during the night.
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    Voltaire's Last Words
    Voltaire's Last Words
    When Voltaire was asked to renounce Satan on his deathbed, his last words were: "This is no time for making new enemies."
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    The flushing toilet was invented in 1596, not by Thomas Crapper as most people think, but by Sir John Harington.
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    In 1897, Bayer, who is the maker of Aspirin, marketed the drug heroin.
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    Modern humans first appeared about 200,000 years ago, but record keeping didn't begin until about 6,000 years ago. That means about 97% of human history is lost.
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    The original Cinderella was Egyptian and wore fur slippers.
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